Workout Schedule

Monday - Chest, Tris
Tuesday - Cardio
Wednesday - Back & Bis
Thursday - Cardio
Friday - Legs
Saturday - Shoulders
Sunday - Rest

Diet

Drink more water (gallon a day is my goal).

Breakfast - 2 eggs and 2 slices of toast

Snack - 3 celery sticks with fat free Ranch or cottage cheese

Lunch - 7oz tuna (plain) and low fat yogurt with grape nuts for desert
Or replace tuna with peanut butter sandwich

Snack - Brown rice, salad or cottage cheese

Dinner - Chicken breast (grilled) and 2 plain baked potatoes

Workout

Snack - Protein shake

Workout Schedule

Monday - Chest, Tris
Tuesday - Cardio
Wednesday - Back & Bis
Thursday - Cardio
Friday - Legs
Saturday - Shoulders
Sunday - Rest

Why don't we just discuss workout here and diet somewhere else, I am sure there will be many to comment on it over at nurtition or weight loss forums.

What about Age, weight, height info. You are using bowflex, right? Did you get the book? Or look at manual? Why did you choose split and this one? Also you don't mention a single exercise or set/rep.

I'm 6'2 197 pounds and 33 years old.

Using the crossbow, and have not found that book yet, but may resort to ordering it online.

Excercises will vary slightly, so I just put the group there. I have a poster that displays the 65 exercises on it, I will be doing those along with dips and chin-ups. I will also be doing rowing and jumprope for cardio.

Why don't we just discuss workout here and diet somewhere else, I am sure there will be many to comment on it over at nurtition or weight loss forums.

What about Age, weight, height info. You are using bowflex, right? Did you get the book? Or look at manual? Why did you choose split and this one? Also you don't mention a single exercise or set/rep.

I'm 6'2 197 pounds and 33 years old.

Using the crossbow, and have not found that book yet, but may resort to ordering it online.

Excercises will vary slightly, so I just put the group there. I have a poster that displays the 65 exercises on it, I will be doing those along with dips and chin-ups. I will also be doing rowing and jumprope for cardio.

Do you have manual, Darden wrote the exercises for ultimate manual. Amazon or overstock have good prices on book. You can find it at barnes&noble, booksamillion and borders.

The book and the manual will push whole body exercises, 1-2 sets, 8-12 reps, 3 days a week. Using as much resistance as possible. Book is 300 pages, many routines, diet, detailed explanations of key exercises. I recommend you follow book.

A quick response on diet, 6'2" 197, you don't have much to lose. Your diet isn't one that most here would recommend but I say you can stick with it. Let exercise do job for you, now. Look at darden's diet.

You're right, I really don't have much weight to lose... there's some fat I'd like to get rid of, and working out and doing cardio will help with that.

I have no idea how I'm supposed to get 197 grams of protein in one day though... that's a common recommendation I've been reading (1 gram per pound body weight).

MUST be a limit on that... haha.

I have no idea how I'm supposed to get 197 grams of protein in one day though... that's a common recommendation I've been reading (1 gram per pound body weight).


You will like darden's comments on that. He says you need 72-100 gms. He covers it all.

You will like darden's comments on that. He says you need 72-100 gms. He covers it all.


Whew!

Ordering the book now... sounds like a winner.

Hope this is the right one:
Link to book ordered (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579546897/qid=1105378631/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/002-4850114-0501625?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

Whew!

Ordering the book now... sounds like a winner.

Hope this is the right one:
Link to book ordered (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579546897/qid=1105378631/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/002-4850114-0501625?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

You are on your way to sucess. Go slow. Play around, during wait, determine your max resistance for 1 rep on basic exercises, done slowly, proper form. make note. Then back off to 75% of maxrep for your 1-2 sets of 8 to 12 reps.

Awesome, thanks again...